Animal-oiling device.



E. J. SMITH.

ANIMAL OILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.19,1912.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

mamas p I 1 l r tr-citizen of the'United States, residing at a usefulAnimal Oiling Device, of which the following is a specification.

receptacle in the lowerpart of the device,

1 UNITED .STA T E PATENT oFFIon.

mnswomrn-Josmn SMITH,..OF HASTINGS, .IowA.

ANIMALommw-mvmn 1,057,588. i Specification of To'dll whom/itmay concern:

Be it -known that f I, ELswoR'rH J. SMITH,

Hastings, in the -countyof Mills and'State of Io\va, have-invented acertainnew and The object of my invention is to-prov-ide an animaloiling device of simple, durable, and inexpensive construction-which maybe readily installed for use and so constructed and arranged that whenthe-animal rubs against the operative parts of the device; oil orinsecticide of-any kind israisedfrom a and is rubbed on the animal.

A further object is to provide: such a' 'device by which the surplusoilis ret/urnedto the oil receptacle, thereby avoidin waste.

My invention -consists in certain details, in the construction,arrangement and combination of the various parts-oftthe device wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter set'forth,.pointedout in my-claims and illustrated-in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 showsa front elevation of an animal oiling device embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 shows a top or plan View of the same. Fig. 3showsna-central,:trans-, verse, vertical, sectional view of my im-;proved animal oiling device.

In the accompanying drawings I hav used the reference numeral 10 toindicate the receptacle for oil which forms the base of my animal oilingdevice, and is provided preferably with a fiat bottom to rest on theground or other support. The receptacle 10 is provided with a cover orbridge 11 having a downwardly extending flange 12 designed to bereceived in the upper end of the receptacle 10. The flange 12 and thereceptacle 10 are provided with suitable openings which register witheach other and are designed to be detachably secured together by meansof screws 13 received in said openings. The openings in the flange 12are preferably screw threaded. The top 11 is provided with openings 14referably two in number, each of which is of suitable shape to receivethe lower halves of the respective pairs of oil delivering wheelshereinafter described.

In the middle of the top 11 is an upwardly extending lug 15 having atransverse open- Letters Patent. P tented Apr. ,1, 1913.

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receive an axle 16 which extends transversely-across the'machine abovethe openings '14. Mounted-upon the-axle 16 with their lower-halvesreceived in :respective openings 14 are pairs of 'oil delivering wheels17. ilttheir peripheries the wheels 17 areprovided with inclined flanges18, the. flanges of each pair of wheels being inclined 'toward eachother and spaced apart from each-othera short'distance at their outeredges. The outer surface of each'flange 18 is provided with a series ofcorrugations or ribs 19 for carrying oil. The=wheels 17 are 'rotatablymounted on=the shaft 16 and theshaft 16 may be secured against-rotationin the lug 15 by means of a set screw 20.

Mounted in the wall of the receptaele 10 and extending from=theoutsidethereof approximately to the centerof the rece tacle betweentthe-pairsof wheels17 is a'plpe 21 on the inner end'of'which r-is a downwardextension 22, the lowerend of which is near the bottom of the receptacle10. lT-he pipe 21; is considerably below the! top of' the receptacle 10.In'thetop'o'f the cover llisa screw threaded opening for 'filling thedevice; which opening is ordinarily closed by a .-screW.plug 26. In eachofthe .wheels '17 I provide a plurality of openings 27 to ermit thefree-.flow of oil between the whee s.

Invthe practical use of my improved animaloiling device I preferablyplace a small amount of water 24: in the receptacle 10, filling itperhaps to the line 23, and then put 1n a suitable quantity of oil 25.It will readily be seen. that when an animal rubs against any of thewheels 17, the wheels will be rotated on the shaft. 16, and that -oilwill be ctiirried up to the upper portion of the wheels on the ribs 19.The animal rubs the part which is afiected, and oil will be deliveredfrom the wheels to the animal.

If the animal rubs between the two pairs of wheels, both sides of itsneck or other part in engagement with the wheels will be thoroughlyoiled. I preferably use crude oil in my device. I provide the pipes 21and 22 to take care of over-flow in case the device should be filledwith water by rain or the like.

When the device is installed containing oil, and water is poured intoit, the oil remains on top, and when the water reaches the height of thepipe 21 it will flow out through the pipes 22 and 21 thereby preingtherein designed to form a bearing to venting the loss of oil.

The advantages of my improved animal oiling device are numerous. Thewhole device may be madeat a comparatively small expense, and ispreferably made of metal. The size may be made to suit the convenienceand desires of the owner. The wheels 17 are provided with inclinedflanges 18 and are arranged in pairs with the edges of the flangesadjacent to each other so as to admit as little water to the interior ofthe receptacle 10 as possible.

The device may be readily taken apart for cleaning, storage,transportation or repairs.

I have found in the practical operation, that the device thoroughly oilsthe animal enabling me to rid the animal of lice and other vermin.

It will be seen that all surplus oil remaining on the wheels will flowback into the receptacle 10. Should the device be left 1n the hog yard,a heavy fall of rain will not cause loss of oil.

It will be understood that a number of variations may be made in thedetails of the construction of my device without departing from theessential features thereof as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a receptacle, a shaft mountedabove said receptacle, a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on "said shaftwith their lower portions received in said receptacle, said wheels beingprovided with adjacent, inclined, corrugated flanges.

2. In a device of the class described, a receptacle, a shaft mountedabove said recept-acle, a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on said shaftwith their lower portions received in said receptacle, said wheels beingprovided with adjacent, inclined,corrugated flanges, and a detachablecover mounted on said receptacle and provided with an opening ofsuitable size to receive said wheels.

3. In adevice of the class described, a receptacle, a shaft detachablymounted above said receptacle, pairs of wheels mounted on said shaftwith their lower portions extending into said receptacle, adjacentbeveled flanges on the pairs of wheels provided with outwardly extendingribs, a cover detachably mounted on said receptacle and provided withopenings of suitable size to receive said wheels, said cover beingprovided with an inlet opening, and means for closing said opening.

4. In a device of the class described, a receptacle, a shaft det-achablymounted above said receptacle, pairs of wheels rotatably mounted on saidshaft, the respective wheels of each pair being provided with adjacentbeveled flanges, said flanges being provided with a plurality of ribs,each of said Wheels being formed with a plurality of openings. ahorizontal tube extending through the wall of said receptacle below thetop thereof into said receptacle, and provided with a portion extendingdownwardly to a point near the bottom of the receptacle.

Des Moines, Iowa, Se tember 10, 1912.

ELSWORTH J SIAH SMITH.

Witnesses:

WALTER L. Scorr, D. M. COOK.

